pete woodall
Well-known member
Please could you help with the identification of this bird. It was photographed by a friend in a suburban garden in Johannesburg, RSA. From the bill I think that it must be some sort of weaver/finch/seedeater. It may be an immature Thick-billed Weaver, which Newman states "like females, bill yellower" but I would welcome confirmation of this. There seems to be an isolated population of this species just S of Jhb. Pete
